Today is special. I hope to take some photos of photos being taken. Mitch Tobias of the band APE is a professional photographer. He is going to homes in the Northern California area to document tiki bars, décor and collections. LiddleLola/Darilyn sent him our way. He will be here from 11 am until at least 7 PM taking photos. It's wonderful to be included in this project.

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I've updated the contest entries as they come in on the past page. There is still time to put in your answers or to amend those you have already submitted.
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Another couple of Bobs in the works. This one is Intoxicated Bob
He had a crazy Saturday night.

Hi Wendy,
I was at the beach last week so I had a lot of the Dan & Wendy show to catch up on, which is a treat! I'm so jealous of the successful tiki hunting that you did. no tiki hunting here. so sad!

Can't wait to see that new bowl come out of the kiln. An amazing glazing job and it's not even fired!!!

For your contest I'll guess 999 miles and Dan drove 98% of the time. Can't wait to see who wins.
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Lori

Thank you all for participating in my contest which ended last night at 11 PM.
Some were close but there were those who were exactly right.

First contest for a Turtle necklace.

Question #1. How many miles did Dan and I drive on our Tiki Kon vacation. We went from Elk Grove, California to Portland and then across to Lincoln City on the coast and home.

I had zeroed our odometer at our home before we left and checked it as we arrived home.
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1535 miles which means hang10tiki with a guess of 1500 miles wins the first contest. Congratulations on adding another turtle to your Honu Hideaway.
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Second contest for a Puffer Fish necklace.

Question #2. What percentage of the drive did we each do. Example: Wendy 50% Dan 50%.

Dan and I recently entered another research project for pain management with light waves. Prior to starting this study we both had sciatic pain as well as other areas. I had not been able to drive for more than 45 minutes without needing to stop and walk to get some relief. This study has been miraculous for us. I've always been the driver in our family but on vacations we had to switch off often due to pain.

This trip was a test. I drove 100% of the time and didn't trigger the pain. This is going to be the next over the top medical discovery. If you live within a drive of this study you can call to sign up.
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Because tigertail777 said I mentioned driving the first half at Tiki Kon I am awarding a prize to him and also to VampiressRN. They both guessed that I drove 100% of this trip. Congratulations.

I will mail your prizes soon.
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If you live in the Sacramento Area and are interested in participating in this study for pain control just send me a PM and I'll hook you up. It is perfect for migraine headaches too. He's worked on this for 13 years and his first half of the research was just sent to the FDA. Right now treatment during the study is free.

The light-wave machine.

Dan having his knee done. He limped all the time but the treatment worked and the knee doesn't bother him now and he is no longer limping.

The name of Allan's company. His hope is to do away with pain meds. Dan and I haven't taken any so we were the best subjects he's had since there's no interference from drugs.
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Now back to tikis. I opened the kiln and saw more weird defects than I could have expected. We also had Mitch of the band APE here for 8 hours photographing our tiki collection.

I'll be back with photos later today I have an appointment right now and have to run. Cheers, Wendy

D and W
Wow, that was a long drive. Glad your pain free. That sounds like a great treatment option. Keep us informed. And I get a necklace, SWEET...thank you. You may want to get Grog in on that pain study, I'm sure that after doing a 1500 mile trip in your trunk, he might have a few aches and pains.

Tiki Ano, thank you. It's been a blessing. I just posted on your thread and then found your post.
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Today at a the Cancer Society Discovery Shop Dan found a black velvet. 2 x 3 feet. He moved a lot around and worked it into his collection.
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First up the photo shoot yesterday was fun and very tiring. Here's the link to his web page. He's got some great shots there to share of past projects. He's a member of the band APE.
http://www.mitchtobias.com

At the start of the day Dan hung out in the tiki jungle room.

Mitch carried a lot of equipment upstairs and still had energy to be goofy funny.

He made his way through the room by ducking foliage.

Sometimes the shoot was dangerous as he stood at the top of the ladder.

He even took photos of my bathroom.

He ended the day in the family room

and then after 8 hours packed to head back home.
Thank you Mitch it was a great experience and we look forward to the photos.
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Yep I opened the kiln. Everything on the bottom was fine and most everything on the top had issues.
Sorry but Dan's calling so I'll be posting those photos in the morning. Tiki Ano the cliff is still hanging! Wendy
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1500 miles in the trunk. GROG was kidnapped. Only thing they gave GROG to eat was a stale bag of potato chips, and a warm bottle of water that had been half drunk already. Everybody thinks Dan and Wendy are so nice, but if they're stalking you like they do GROG, then beware. GROG has a restraining order out on both of them now, but not sure if they'll pay any attention to it. (Damned cops never prevent crime, they just show up afterwards.)